Joyance Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in companies leveraging science and technology to cultivate joy and improve human well-being. The firm focuses on pre-seed to Series A companies across health, consumer, techbio, beauty, food, and sustainability sectors in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months vs 6 prior). Average disclosed round size is $9.7M (across 52 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
49
Fund Size
$20M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
Shunya Tachibana
Investment Partner
Kevin Li
Vice President
Mike Edelhart
Co-Founder Emeritus and Senior Advisor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
63 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 KilgourMD | Series A | — | Mar 2026 |
 Sparxell | Series A | $5M | Feb 2026 |
 Lucky Energy | Series B | $25M | Nov 2025 |
 Epicore Biosystems | Series B | $32M | May 2025 |
 Nervonik | Series A | $13M | Mar 2025 |
 Millie | Series A | $12M | Feb 2025 |
 Millie | Series A | $12M | Jan 2025 |
| Nervonik | Series A | $13M | Jan 2025 |
 Kyan Health | Series A | $16.7M | Nov 2024 |
| Kyan Health | Seed | $4M | Nov 2024 |
 World Class Health | Seed | $8M | Nov 2024 |
 Cellugy | Seed | — | May 2024 |
 Experiment | Seed | $3.3M | Apr 2024 |
| Epicore Biosystems | Unknown | — | Jan 2024 |
| Sparxell | Seed | $3.2M | Jan 2024 |
 Sunnyside | Series A | $11.5M | Nov 2023 |
 Jude | Seed | — | Sep 2023 |
 Cuzen | Series A | $3.6M | Jun 2023 |
 Cure Hydration | Series A | $5.6M | Apr 2023 |
 Nimble Science | Seed | $2M | Apr 2023 |
 Wave | Seed | $6M | Mar 2023 |
 Luna Daily | Seed | — | Jan 2023 |
| Cure Hydration | Series A | $5.6M | Jan 2023 |
 New School Foods | Seed | $12M | Jan 2023 |
 Luna Daily | Unknown | $3.7M | Jan 2023 |
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Top Co-Investors
Alumni Ventures6 shared
Social Starts5 shared
Amboy Street Ventures4 shared
TMV3 shared
Lever VC3 shared
Blue Horizon3 shared
Vorwerk Ventures3 shared
private angel investors3 shared
Silas Capital3 shared
Great Oaks Venture Capital3 shared
Simple Food Ventures3 shared
Happiness Capital3 shared
PivotNorth Capital2 shared
Unilever Ventures2 shared
Unpopular Ventures2 shared
Y Combinator2 shared
Scribble Ventures2 shared
Adjacent2 shared
Uncork Capital2 shared
Motley Fool Ventures2 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026